Cancer center study shows state's workplace smoking laws are effective
...er report that Californias legislation prohibiting cigarette smoking in indoor workplaces is proving effective ... funded by Proposition 99, a 25-cent excise tax on cigarette packs. Clean indoor air laws for indoor workplaces were first enacted in 1994, although bars and re...CRP levels predict risk of sudden death
... predictor of sudden cardiac death besides CRP was cigarette smoking. About 70 to 80 percent of people with eroded plaques were smokers compared with 40 percent of people with stable plaque. In the future, all patients should have their CRP levels checked. That way we can intervene with lifestyle counseling ...Report shows decline in youth smoking, but work remains
...l sources, such as convenience stores, even though cigarette sales are prohibited to individuals under the age ...ect of cost show that youth are more responsive to cigarette price increases than are adults. A 10 percent increase in the price of cigarettes is estimated to r...Alcohol and nicotine: A deadly duo
Alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking often go hand in hand. A rodent study has ...at alcohol consumption may contribute to increased cigarette smoking; certainly alcohol is considered a major risk factor for relapse during smoking cessation. ...Lack of inhibition strengthens nicotine addiction
...e rewards of smoking, which are reinforced by each cigarette smoked. Now we find that nicotine also suppresses the brain's efforts to limit that pleasure." The brain reward areas serve to acknowledge and reinforce beneficial behaviors, for example eating when you're hungry. Specialized nerve cells encourage ...Obesity, stress among factors predicting high health care costs
.... Only 17 of the subjects were current smokers, so cigarette smoking was not used as a potential predictor of health care utilization or costs in the study. In short, the researchers conclude, it appears that businesses with employees that live healthy lifestyles will benefit by lower health care utilization a...Cigarette ads target youth, violating $250 billion 1998 settlement
Despite an explicit ban on directing cigarette advertising at children, all three major U.S. toba...ced restrictions on future tobacco advertising and cigarette sales practices. The MSA expressly forbid tobacco companies from taking "any action, directly or in...Mayo Clinic study finds heart disease burden shifting toward women, elderly
...ny factors are likely involved in the shift. "More cigarette smoking among women is undoubtedly a factor," says Dr. Roger. "With more women entering the workforce, less time for a healthy lifestyle may also play a part. A third factor may be that prevention efforts have typically been targeted at middle-aged m...Asthma researchers present new results, new perspectives on the disease
...s identifying and removing asthma triggers such as cigarette smoke or cockroaches from the childs home. Initial data suggest these interventions effectively reduce emergency room visits and asthma symptoms for inner-city children. Researchers Wayne J. Morgan, M.D., of the University of Arizona, and Herman E. ...Tax increases can cut the number of habitual teen smokers
Relatively small increases in cigarette taxes can prevent teenagers from becoming heavier ...al data. Previous research has shown that raising cigarette taxes decreases the number of teenagers who smoke or the number of cigarettes they smoke if they do....Restricting R-movies linked to decreased teen smoking, drinking
...s research team reported that actor endorsement of cigarette brands in movies was increasing. In March 2001, the team released findings that adolescents whose favorite movie stars smoke on-screen are more likely to be smokers themselves. In December 2001, they published a paper stating that children are less l...Childhood stroke deaths drop, but still higher among blacks
...g well-known risk factors such as hypertension and cigarette smoking. But these factors are irrelevant in children. Childhood stroke deaths are poorly understood, says Heather Fullerton, M.D., the studys lead author. You cant turn to the risk factors important for strokes in adults, such as hypertension, a...Underage smokers respond to threat of legal penalties
...49 percent of students who smoked no more than one cigarette a day said that penalties influence their likelihood of smoking, compared with 23 percent of students who smoked two or more cigarettes a day and 18 percent of those who had smoked on the day of the survey. The potential for law enforcement to discou...How 'negative emotionality' can make you feel sick
...oblems caused by alcohol. Two, they're related to cigarette smoking, also common in this group. Three, the complaints may be related to anxiety and depression, and may therefore be considered 'psychosomatic.' Four, adolescents with alcohol use disorders have relatively poor health maintenance and, therefore...Low income smokers support smuggling to maintain habit
...ome smokers living in socially deprived areas view cigarette and tobacco smuggling as a positive way of dealing...gies to maintain smoking in the face of increasing cigarette prices and low income included buying contraband products, particularly in pubs. Respondents viewed ...Current interventions fall short for smoking cessation
...g gums, none have addressed the sensory rewards of cigarette smoking, such as the feeling of smoke going down t... body of evidence suggesting that other aspects of cigarette smoke, namely the sensory effects, also contribute to the maintenance of smoking," says Lisa H. Brau...Smoking prevention programs may miss minority teens
... meaning that they either said they would accept a cigarette if a friend offered them one or that they might smoke in the next year, while 47 percent of Asian Americans were susceptible to smoking. Hispanics also estimated that 45 percent of their peers smoked, while Asian Americans estimated that only 38 perc...UC Davis study: fewer Californians dying of lung cancer, pulmonary disease as smoking decreases
...tion benefits in California resulting from reduced cigarette smoking. Then he compared those reductions to other states. He analyzed data for cigarette use and deaths from lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a dangerous and de...Expert advises annual lung test for smokers during physical exam
... respiratory system was being compromised by their cigarette habit. Bartolome Celli, M.D., speaking at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) International Conference in San Francisco, said if the patient's lung function is affected they can get help in quitting smoking and reduce their risk of suffering from thi...Smokers more likely to experience impotence, Wake Forest study shows
... quit their tobacco habit." Spangler said that cigarette smoking and impotence had been linked previously b...ce, however, was dramatic. "It may be that cigarette smoking and high blood pressure are such powerful risk factors for impotence that it just overshadow...